A nurse is caring for a client with severe heat cramps. What should the nurse do when providing care to the client with a heat-related illness?
1 . Move the client to a cooler place.
2 . Provide concentrated salt solutions, if the client can swallow.
3 . Uncover the client's head.
4 . Keep the client calm.
A) 1, 2, 3
B) 1, 2, 4
C) 1, 3, 4
D) 2, 3, 4
C
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Moving the client to a cooler area, uncovering the client's head, and keeping the client calm are the interventions that a nurse should perform when administering care to a client with heat cramps. When providing care to the client with severe heat cramps, give the client very dilute salt solutions if the client can swallow.
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